A US secret service agent who stole $820,000 worth of bitcoin pled guilty yesterday to money laundering and obstruction of justice.
CoinDesk looks at the top headlines from the last week including prominent pieces from Rolling Stone and The New Yorker.
A Virginia teenager who offered online advice on how to use bitcoin to fund terrorist group ISIL is to be sentenced today.
Agora has announced it will shut down temporarily while it explores defence mechanisms against attacks which could identify its servers and operators.
Mark Karpeles, the former CEO of bankrupt bitcoin exchange Mt Gox, has denied claims he manipulated account balances while he was running the company.
Authorities in Taiwan have reportedly arrested two individuals in connection with bitcoin-focused Ponzi scheme MyCoin.
Mark Karpeles, the former CEO of the now defunct bitcoin exchange Mt Gox, has been re-arrested on charges of embezzlement.
An Ashley Madison customer has received a blackmail email demanding payment in bitcoin after a massive user data leak.
The CEO of bankrupt bitcoin exchange Mt Gox will face fresh theft charges from Japanese police tomorrow, reports say.
The US Securities and Exchange Commission has filed a suit against the brother of GAW Miner's CEO Josh Garza as it investigates the company for fraud.
Marketplaces on the dark web frequently processed more bitcoin transactions than BitPay last year, new research has found.
The media emphasized bitcoin and the blockchain's association with crime this week, while dedicating coverage to the technology's regulatory issues.
Interpol held an interactive training seminar in Singapore last month that utilized an internally developed cryptocurrency and a mock dark market.
Police in the Netherlands are appealing for witnesses to find a person who is planting explosives and requesting a bitcoin ransom. According to the police, the first attacks took place in May, when the perpetrator placed explosive devices in three different Jumbo supermarkets – a chain of stores belonging to the Van Eerd Group – […]
A new blockchain startup has claimed its software could have tracked down Silk Road mastermind Dread Pirate Roberts in a matter of days.